(RNS) Fox News watchers are more likely than other Americans to believe dubious claims about the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero, according to a new study.

“The results are very clear: the more people use Fox News, the more rumors they have heard and believe,” said researchers at Ohio State University’s School of Communications in a nine-page report released Thursday (Oct. 14).

“Exposure to the news network promotes rumor contact and belief.”

Fox News did not respond to requests for comment.

The report found that people who followed CNN or NPR believed fewer of the rumors, while newspapers were the greatest source of accurate information about the planned Islamic community center, known as Park51.

Authored by professors Erik Nisbet and Kelly Garrett, the study asked 750 Americans about their news consumption and views on four Park 51 rumors: